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enAcclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky Dies At 58http://wcqs.org/post/acclaimed-documentary-filmmaker-bruce-sinofsky-dies-58
Peabody and Emmy Award winning filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky has died at age 58.<p>Sinofsky and his longtime co-director, Joe Berlinger, made such acclaimed documentaries as <em>Some Kind of Monster,</em> about the heavy metal band Metallica and <em>Brother's Keeper</em>, about four brothers in rural upstate New York. They are perhaps best known for <em>Paradise Lost</em>, a trilogy of films about three teenagers convicted of killing three little boys in West Memphis, Ark.<p>Sinofsky died Saturday morning, according to his mother, Beebe Sinofsky.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:10:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair30500 at http://wcqs.orgAcclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky Dies At 58A Rare Bird: After 120 Years, Audiences Still Flock To 'Swan Lake'http://wcqs.org/post/rare-bird-after-120-years-audiences-still-flock-swan-lake
The version of <em>Swan Lake</em> most often performed today premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, 120 years ago this month. The ballet had been staged before, but it wasn't a hit until choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov revised it.<p>Still, for many people today, <em>Swan Lake</em> feels old and traditional. The mythical story is convoluted and hard to follow, yet it's a must-see for ballet enthusiasts.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:46:47 +0000Elizabeth Blair28719 at http://wcqs.orgA Rare Bird: After 120 Years, Audiences Still Flock To 'Swan Lake'And The Moral Of The Story Is ... Kids Don't Always Understand The Moralhttp://wcqs.org/post/and-moral-story-kids-dont-always-understand-moral
"Slow and steady wins the race."<p>"What's right for one may be wrong for another."<p>"Treat others the way you'd like to be treated."<p>Morals have long been the conclusion of fables and fairy tales aimed at kids. And today's TV shows and movies are no different — they often weave lessons for the younger generation into their narratives. But do children actually absorb these messages, or do these endings just help parents feel better about the media their kids consume?<p>Disney's <em>Sofia the First</em> is one of today's highest-rated TV shows among 2- to 11-year-olds.Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:40:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair28193 at http://wcqs.orgAnd The Moral Of The Story Is ... Kids Don't Always Understand The Moral'Charlie Hebdo' Laughed In The Face Of Violence; Will Future Satirists?http://wcqs.org/post/charlie-hebdo-laughed-face-violence-will-future-satirists
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqetKpsuIq4</p>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 08:45:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair28135 at http://wcqs.org'Charlie Hebdo' Laughed In The Face Of Violence; Will Future Satirists?Banish 2014's Woes With Our Stand-Up Comedy Pickshttp://wcqs.org/post/banish-2014s-woes-our-stand-comedy-picks
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szzOOouyGfc</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szzOOouyGfc</p>Wed, 31 Dec 2014 08:23:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair27781 at http://wcqs.orgBanish 2014's Woes With Our Stand-Up Comedy PicksWhether Green With Envy Or Tickled Pink, We Live In A Color-Coded Worldhttp://wcqs.org/post/whether-green-envy-or-tickled-pink-we-live-color-coded-world
Red means stop; green means go. You live in a red or a blue state. You feel green with envy, or you're tickled pink. Colors alert, provoke, attract, divide and unite us.<p>Thinkers from Plato to Einstein to a new cottage industry of color psychologists have studied the importance of color in our daily lives. But, as Joann and Arielle Eckstut write in their book <em>The Secret Language of Color</em>: "Anyone who claims to be an expert on color is a liar."<p>That said, Joann Eckstut says we do know <em>some </em>things. For one, our distant relatives rely on colors.Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:02:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair25699 at http://wcqs.orgWhether Green With Envy Or Tickled Pink, We Live In A Color-Coded WorldAs Museums Try To Make Ends Meet, 'Deaccession' Is The Art World's Dirty Wordhttp://wcqs.org/post/museums-try-make-ends-meet-deaccession-art-worlds-dirty-word
Sometimes museums get in trouble. Deep trouble. Not because they damage art, or let it get stolen ... but because they sell it. The <a href="http://www.delart.org/">Delaware Art Museum</a> is the latest target of the art world's ire — for selling one painting from its collection to try and tackle a debt, and for revelations in the past few days that two more paintings are up for sale.<p>The controversy relates to a serious museum practice with an unfriendly name: "deaccessioning," or the permanent removal of an object from the collection.Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:00:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair22090 at http://wcqs.orgAs Museums Try To Make Ends Meet, 'Deaccession' Is The Art World's Dirty WordFrom 'Good Times' To 'Honey Boo Boo': Who Is Poor On TV? http://wcqs.org/post/good-times-honey-boo-boo-who-poor-tv
Like it or not, television has the power to shape our perceptions of the world. So what do sitcoms, dramas and reality TV say about poor people?<p>In life and on TV, "poor" is relative.Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:39:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair21791 at http://wcqs.orgFrom 'Good Times' To 'Honey Boo Boo': Who Is Poor On TV? In 'Little Engine That Could,' Some See An Early Feminist Herohttp://wcqs.org/post/little-engine-could-some-see-early-feminist-hero
"Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong."<p>The beloved tale of the little blue engine — who helps bring a broken-down train of toys to the good little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain — has been chugging along for a very long time.Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:13:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair20525 at http://wcqs.orgIn 'Little Engine That Could,' Some See An Early Feminist HeroPfizer Drops $119 Billion Bid For AstraZenecahttp://wcqs.org/post/pfizer-drops-119-billion-bid-astrazeneca
It would have been the biggest deal the pharmaceutical industry has seen in more than a decade.Tue, 27 May 2014 05:36:00 +0000Elizabeth Blair18573 at http://wcqs.orgPfizer Drops $119 Billion Bid For AstraZeneca